Emma PenrodEmma Penrod has covered science and business, with an emphasis on health, the environment and agriculture, for more than a decade. Penrod covers the animal feed industry for WATTAgNet.com and can be contacted at [email protected].From the AuthorRegulatory UpdatesEnvironmental group seeks limits on PFAS in food amid regulatory overhaulThe Environmental Working Group argues greater federal production is needed after 'forever' chemicals known as PFAS turn up in meat and dairy products.CommoditiesCorn, soybean prices hinge on uncertain US-China trade dealBoth commodities continue to see wide price swings depending on whether traders believe China will follow through on commitments to buy US goods.Animal Health & VeterinaryAnalysis finds 'significant shortfalls' in global livestock vaccinationVaccination may be too costly for many livestock producers, pointing to a need for government intervention, researcher says.Agriculture TechnologyUS, Korean researchers building system for real-time feed nutrition analysisThe nutritional value of feedstuffs can differ widely from standard values and assumptions, researcher says.CommoditiesIran war roils otherwise quiet corn, soybean marketsDespite uneventful spring weather, news from the Middle East has sent corn prices on a roller coaster ride.Carbon Emissions ReductionEast African scientists build harness to measure rangeland enteric methaneThe experiments are the first of their kind in a region where methane emissions data is based on estimates from other countries and feeding systems.CommoditiesIran war could trigger higher corn pricesRising energy and fertilizer prices could cut US corn production amid strong global demand.Animal Health & VeterinaryASF vaccine effective in piglets as young as 4 weeksEarly vaccination should help reduce the spread of African swine fever in countries where the disease is endemic, researcher says.African Swine FeverNovel genetic editing drug effective against African swine feverA new therapeutic that uses gene editing to suppress the African swine fever virus cured the disease in just over half of pigs that received the drug in its first animal trial.Alternative ProteinAlgal oil production to grow 80% by 2030Fish oil price volatility has boosted demand for algal oil — an expensive but more reliable alternative, think tank says.AquacultureAquaculture's overlooked mycotoxin problemWith more grain- and plant-based ingredients, mycotoxins are increasingly common in aquafeed. Research hasn't always kept up.CommoditiesCorn prices rising again on unexpectedly strong demandBut equally large production figures should prevent significant price hikes, economist says.Page 1 of 49Next Page
